SportBetting.ag, a privately held Internet gaming firm, was launched in 1999 but became popular only after its acquisition by The BetOnline Group, which has been licensed to offer online gambling services in Panama.

Players registered at SportsBetting.ag have held a consistently good opinion of the online gaming site after BetOnline (review) acquired it in June 2012. Immediately after the acquisition, BetOnline discovered that SportsBetting.ag had around $1.5 million in unreported liabilities. BetOnline, therefore, wasted no time in putting the site in order and processed all pending payouts to regain player trust.

Currently, the management at SportsBetting.ag is excellent and players have remained loyal to the firm. SportsBetting.ag includes not only an online sportsbook, but also an online poker room, an online casino, skill games, and a racebook.

Licensed and Well-Regulated Site (But not inside US)

SportsBetting.ag operates under a license issued by the Government of Panama, which has strict regulations for its licensees. The regulator audits the gaming system at Sportsbetting.ag at random and without prior notice to make sure that it adheres to all the fair gaming rules. The security measures and banking methods are also periodically examined. Adhering to these strict regulations is quite difficult, but Sportsbetting.ag does it successfully, which is why it is one of the most respected brands in the industry today.

Getting Started – Download the Software

SportsBetting.ag Poker is powered by proprietary software, owing to which it stands in a class of its own, delivering an unmatched poker gaming experience. No wonder the online poker room claims on its website that, “nobody does poker better than SportsBetting.”

Getting started at SportsBetting.ag Poker is quite simple. Players just have to download and install the poker gaming software program. To do so, they need to register an account and login using their account details. The next step is to hit the Download button and go through a simple installation procedure.

Finally, they have to launch the software, select an alias, and start playing their favorite online poker games. Dealers are available 24 hours per day and seven days per week, so games and tournaments are always available to players.

The procedure of registering an account and downloading the poker gaming software is easy, fast, and absolutely free of charge. To make things better than ever, the software is compatible with Mac as well as PC.

Bonuses and Promotions at Sportsbetting.ag

SportsBetting.ag Poker offers a slew of bonuses and promotions in a bid to deliver the most lucrative poker gaming experience in the world.

As soon as players register a real play account, they can claim a bonus of 100% up to $2,500 on their first deposit amounts. However, to become eligible to receive this bonus, they need to deposit at least $50 in their poker accounts.

To claim the bonus, players have to send an email to freeplay@sportsbetting.ag with POKER200 as the subject. They will then activate the first deposit bonus in just 24 hours.

In addition, SportsBetting.ag Poker gives away more than $250,000 in guaranteed poker tournaments alone. This is a boon to players who struggle with overcrowded tournaments that offer small prize pools. The guaranteed tournaments at SportsBetting.ag give players a rare opportunity to win some serious money and plump their bankrolls.

SportsBetting.ag is also home to Hit and Run Freerolls, which are run 24 hours per day and seven days per week. Every weekend, SportsBetting.ag Poker organizes $10k guaranteed tournaments. These tournaments will be played at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturdays and 6:00 p.m. ET on Sundays.

There is also an opportunity for players to win a free seat to the $25k Guaranteed Tournament. They just have to take part in satellites that are held four times on Fridays. The top 100 players of each satellite will be awarded entries to Step 1 SnG’s that will be played daily. Winners of these SnG’s will get free entries to the $25k Guaranteed.

SportsBetting.ag holds leader board challenges every June. All players need to do is take part in any of the qualifying SnG’s to give themselves an opportunity win their share of a prize pool of $25k.

Tournaments and Leader Boards

There is no dearth of tournaments and leader boards at SportsBetting.ag. Players can view details of these events right on the SportsBetting.ag homepage. The information is divided into categories titled Today’s Tournaments and Daily Freerolls.

Banking Information

SportsBetting.ag Poker offers a wide range of safe and reliable banking methods. However, the minimum/maximum that players can deposit or withdraw at a time for each banking method keeps changing.

Players can fund their online poker accounts using methods such as Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Person to Person, Skrill, Book to Book, Bitcoin, Bank Wire Transfer, Cheque, Diners Club International, and JCB.

Winnings can be withdrawn anytime players wish by logging into their account and clicking on the Payouts tab. The next step is to click on the Request a New Payout tab available under My Account. Players can also simply click on the Payout options, which become visible in the Cashier as soon as they log in.

SportsBetting.ag takes 24 hours to process payout requests. The online poker room processes requests on Monday to Friday; between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. ET, excluding holidays. Players will get a discount of $50.00 once every 30 days on Fridays on any withdrawal option. However, if they want to avail of this offer, they have to inform the casino in advance.

Winnings can be withdrawn using methods such as Person to Person, Bank Wire Transfer, Check, Bitcoin, Skrill, and Book to Book.

Customer Care

Customer care is excellent at SportsBetting.ag. There is a comprehensive FAQ section with information on every aspect of playing poker at SportsBetting.ag.

I mainly use this site for sports betting but I have dabbled in poker from time to time. I'd give the sportsbook 5 stars but only 4 for poker. I'm more of a beginner poker player so take it for what it's worth.